Fastener.



F. I. DAVIS.

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By Mar/reg PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907.

FRANK IRVI N DAVIS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1907.

Application filed December 14,1906. serial No. 347,774:-

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK lRvIN DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

While my invention is adapted to different kinds of fasteners it relates more especially to the class of garment fasteners, and the object of my invention is to provide a device of this class in which the parts are secure from accidental disengagement under the strains and conditions placed upon a garment in wear, but which parts may be readily disengaged when desired; and a further object of the invention is to provide a fastener that shall be invisible. A form of device in the use of which these objects may be attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the socket member of the fastener. Fig. 2 is anedge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view in end elevation of the smaller end of the socket member. Fig. 4 is a like view of the larger end. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the socket member. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the snap member. Fig. 7 is an edge view. Fig. 8 is a sectional view in end elevation of the smaller end of the snap member of the fastener. Fig. 9 is a like view of the larger end. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the snap member shown in position for insertion in the socket member. Fig. 11 is a plan view of the two members engaged. Fig. 12 is an edge view of the same, the members being shown as attached to the meeting edges of a garment.

My improved fastener, as to both the socket and snap members, are preferably composed of wire, the socket member being formed into a frame including branches or bars 20 extending practically parallel to each other, and at each end each branch is bent into portions extending depthwiseof the member. At the smaller end the bends 21 are curved outward, forming a socket 22 for the reception of the snap member. At the opposite end of the structure each of the bars 20 are curved outward, these curves being in the plane of the bars. The bonds extending d'epthwise at this end of the structure form catches 23 from the termination of each of the outwardly curved portions, and the wire from these bends is formed into attaching loops 24. The bends 21 are also extended to form an attaching loop 25. The snap member is also formed of wire, the main part including spring arms 26, each at its smaller end being bent in a direction depthwise of the member. These bends 27 are curved inward forming recesses for the reception of the bars 20 of the socket member, and these bar receiving bends terminate in a fastening loop 28.

The spring arms 26 diverge from the bends 27 and at their outer ends are bent and extend toward each other, forming snaps 29. The snaps 2.) terminate in outward bends 30 and depthwiso extending portions 31 terminating in fastening loops 32. The fastening loops 32 and 28 are located preferably in the same plane, as are also the fastening loops 21 and 25 on the socket member.

The members are secured as to the meeting edges of a garment by stitches c extending through the garment and through the fastening loops, as shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings, each member being secured at each. end to the garment.

The smaller end of the snap iriember is inserted between the fiaring ends of the socket member and the attaching loops 24, the bars 20 on the socket member engaging within the recesses 27 in the snap member and preventing depthwise separation of the members while they are being engaged. As soon as the snap member has been pushed to place the spring arms 26 snap outward engaging the snaps 29 with the catches 23. The fabric a will yield to allow the arms 26 to approach each other during this engaging operation.

The structure is composed of comparatively light wire, and the socket member is rigidly held, the at tachment to the fabricb preventing separation of the side parts, thus preserving its socket form.

In the engagement of the parts the spring arms 26 of the snap member enter and are retained between the loops 24 and the flaring ends 33 of the socket member, and until the parts are locked together.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A socket member formed of wire into a framelike structure including attaching loops at each end of the member and depthwise extending bends, and a snap mem ber formed of wire having attaching loops at opposite ends and a spring arm having a depthwise extending part forming a snap to engage a. bend of the socket member and prevent separation of the parts while so engaged.

2. A socket member formed of Wire into a framelike structure including arms with attaching loops at opposite ends and depthwise extending bends, and a snap member formed of wire and including spring arms with attaching loops at opposite ends and a depthwise extending bend forming a snap to engage the socket member and positively prevent separation of the pal-ts while so engaged.

3. A socket member formed of wire into a frnmelike structure with depthwise extending bends terminating in attaching loops, and a snap member formed of wire and including a spring arm and depthwise extending bends terminating in attaching loops, a bend forming a snap for engagement with the socket member to positively prc vent separation of the parts while so engaged.

4. A socket member formed of wire into a framelike structure having attaching loops and engaging means for a snap member, and a snap member formed of wire and including spring arms and depthwise extending bends terminating at their opposite ends in attaching loops located practically in the same plane, a bend forming a snap for engagement with the socket member to positively prevent separation of the parts while so engaged.

5. A socket member formed of wire into a framelike structure having attaching loops and snap engaging means, and a snap member formed of Wire having diverging spring arms terminating in attaching loops and a depthwise extending bend forming a snap to engage with the socket member and prevent separation of the parts while so engaged.

G. A socket member formed of wire into a framelike structure including lengthwise extending bars having at one end depthwise extending bends terminating in an attaching loop, said bars being flared outward at the opposite end and extending downward and terminating in attaching loops underlying said flaring ends forming a socket for the reception of a snap member, and a snap member formed ofwire including a spring arm bent to form a snap to engage said socket member, said wire being formed also into attaching loops.

7. A socket member formed of wire including 1engthwise extending bars bent depthwise at one end and terminating in an attaching loop and flaring outward at the opposite ends and then bent depthwise terminating in attaching loops underlying the flaring ends forming a socket for a snap member, and the snap member formed of wire including spring arms approaching each other at one end and formed into depthwise extending bends curved inward for the reception of the bars on the socket member and terminating in an attaching loop, the outward diverging ends being bent to form snaps to engage the socket member and terminating in attaching loops.

8. A socket member composed of wire formed into a framelike structure including lengthwise extending bars having depthwise extending bends at one end to receive the end of a snap member and terminating in an attaching' loop, the opposite ends of the'bars flaring outward and terminating in attaching loops underlying the flaring ends and forming a recess for the reception of a snap member, and the snap member composed of wire and having spring arms located closely together at one end with depthwise extending bends terminating in an attaching loop, said arms diverging to the opposite end and there bent to form snaps to engage the socket member, said snaps terminating in attaching loops.

9. A socket member composed of wire formed into a framelike structure and having means for engaging a snap member, and provided at opposite ends with fastening means, and a snap member formed of Wire with spring arms to initially enter the socket member, said arms diverging and terminating in snaps to engage and hold against said socket member, said snap member having fastening means located at each end thereof.

FRANK IRVIN DAVIS.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. JENKINS, LENA E. BnRKovIrcn. 

